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Preferred Citation

Albemarle County (Va.) List of property lost by result of war, 1868. Local government records collection, Albemarle County Circuit Court. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court papers from Albemarle County.

Historical Information

Albemarle County was named for William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle, and governor of Virginia from 1737 to 1754. It was created by a statute of 1744 and formed from Goochland County; part of Louisa County was added in 1761 and islands in the Fluvanna (now the James) River in 1770. The court met for the first time on 8 February 1745. The county seat is the city of Charlottesville.

An act passed by the General assembly on 1866 January 20 required clerks of counties and corporations to keep record of property lost during the Civil War including enslaved people who were emancipated. Clerks were to record this information in a book kept for that purpose and the original papers stored in a safe place.

Scope and Content

Albemarle County (Va.) List of property lost by result of war, 1868, includes the names of enslaved people owned by William Bowen emancipated during the Civil War and what they were valued in 1860.

Related Material

Reports of Escaped Slaves, 1863. Virginia. Auditor of Public Accounts. APA 759, Runaway and escaped slaves: receipts and reports, 1806-1863. State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia.

Index Terms

Corporate Names:

• Albemarle County (Va.) Circuit Court.

Subjects:

• African Americans -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• Fugitive slaves -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• Slaveholders -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.
• Slavery -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.

Geographical Names:

• Albemarle County (Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1867-1868 -- African Americans.
• Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1867-1868.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Local government records -- Virginia -- Albemarle County.

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